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Karst landscapes of China: patterns, ecosystem processes and services

Landscape Ecology, 2019
The karst region of southwestern China, one of the largest continuous karsts in the world, is known for its unique landscapes and rich biodiversity. This region has suffered severe environmental degradation (e.g., vegetation cover loss, soil erosion and ...
Kelin Wang, Chunhua Zhang, Hongsong Chen, Y. Yue, Wei Zhang, Mingyang Zhang, Xiangkun Qi, Zhiyong Fu   +7 more
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PRELIMINARY GEOMORPHOSITES ASSESSMENT ALONG THE PANORAMA ROUTE OF MPUMALANGA PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA [PDF]

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, 2019
South Africa’s geomorphological diversity offers spectacular landscapes recognized for their ecological and cultural/archaeological associations, making the landscapes important sites for geoheritage and geotourism activities.
Wisemen CHINGOMBE
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EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF THE NEA PAPHOS LOCATION IN CYPRUS (IV BC - IV AD) IN THE LIGHT OF PHYSICO-GEOGRAPHICAL MAPPING OF GEOSYSTEMS [PDF]

Acta Geobalcanica, 2021
In 2014-2019, geoarchaeological research of the ancient city Nea Paphos and the Paphos region (SW Cyprus) was carried out. One of the aims was to determine the environmental factors for the location and functioning of this city in the period from 4th BC ...
Sławomir Chwałek, Tomasz Kalicki
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Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat

Conservation Letters, 2020
International agreements aim to conserve 17% of Earth's land area by 2020 but include no area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that support human needs through farming, ranching, and forestry.
L. Garibaldi, F. Oddi, F. Miguez, I. Bartomeus, Michael C. Orr, E. Jobbágy, E. Jobbágy, C. Kremen, L. Schulte, Alice C Hughes, C. Bagnato, G. Abramson, P. Bridgewater, P. Bridgewater, D. Carella, S. Díaz, L. Dicks, L. Dicks, Erle C. Ellis, Matías G. Goldenberg, Claudia A. Huaylla, M. Kuperman, H. Locke, Z. Mehrabi, Fernanda Santibañez, Chaodong Zhu   +25 more
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Rejected Landscapes – Recycled Landscapes

Procedia Engineering, 2016
AbstractThis research shows the changes of the landscape in the presence of waste, reality that invades the territory in many different surprising ways in time and space. At first, the issue of garbage is faced according to language of creativity and in a second moment on how the inevitable accumulation of garbage designs new landscapes, how waste ...
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Multi-tier archetypes to characterise British landscapes, farmland and farming practices

Environmental Research Letters, 2022
Due to rising demand for both food and environmental services, agriculture is increasingly required to deliver multiple outcomes. Characterising differences, across agricultural landscapes, via the identification of broad archetypal groupings, is an ...
Cecily E D Goodwin, Luca Bütikofer, Jack H Hatfield, Paul M Evans, James M Bullock, Jonathan Storkey, Andrew Mead, Goetz M Richter, Peter A Henrys, Richard F Pywell, John W Redhead   +10 more
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Recovery of large carnivores in Europe’s modern human-dominated landscapes

Science, 2014
The conservation of large carnivores is a formidable challenge for biodiversity conservation. Using a data set on the past and current status of brown bears (Ursus arctos), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), gray wolves (Canis lupus), and wolverines (Gulo gulo ...
G. Chapron, P. Kaczensky, J. Linnell, Manuela von Arx, D. Huber, H. Andrén, J. López‐Bao, M. Adamec, F. Álvares, O. Anders, L. Balčiauskas, V. Balys, P. Bedő, Ferdinand Bego, J. Blanco, U. Breitenmoser, H. Brøseth, L. Bufka, R. Bunikyte, P. Ciucci, Alexander Dutsov, T. Engleder, C. Fuxjäger, C. Groff, K. Holmala, B. Hoxha, Y. Iliopoulos, O. Ionescu, J. Jeremić, K. Jerina, Gesa Kluth, F. Knauer, I. Kojola, I. Kos, M. Krofel, J. Kubala, S. Kunovac, J. Kusak, M. Kutal, O. Liberg, Aleksandra Majic, P. Männil, R. Manz, É. Marboutin, F. Marucco, D. Melovski, K. Mersini, Y. Mertzanis, R. Mysłajek, S. Nowak, J. Odden, J. Ozoliņš, G. Palomero, M. Paunović, J. Persson, H. Potočnik, P. Quenette, G. Rauer, I. Reinhardt, R. Rigg, A. Ryser, V. Salvatori, T. Skrbinšek, A. Stojanov, J. Swenson, L. Szemethy, A. Trajçe, Elena Tsingarska-Sedefcheva, M. Váňa, Rauno Veeroja, Petter Wabakken, M. Wölfl, S. Wölfl, F. Zimmermann, D. Zlatanova, L. Boitani   +75 more
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Global restoration opportunities in tropical rainforest landscapes

Science Advances, 2019
Assessment of socioenvironmental benefits and feasibility identifies priority areas for restoring global tropical rainforests. Over 140 Mha of restoration commitments have been pledged across the global tropics, yet guidance is needed to identify those ...
P. Brancalion, A. Niamir, E. Broadbent, Renato Crouzeilles, F. Barros, A. A. Almeyda Zambrano, A. Baccini, J. Aronson, S. Goetz, J. L. Reid, B. Strassburg, S. Wilson, R. Chazdon   +12 more
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Quantitative analyses of empirical fitness landscapes

, 2012
The concept of a fitness landscape is a powerful metaphor that offers insight into various aspects of evolutionary processes and guidance for the study of evolution.
de Visser, J. Arjan G. M., Franke, Jasper, Krug, Joachim, Schenk, Martijn F., Szendro, Ivan G.   +4 more
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社区相机陷阱:一种促进人类与大型猫科动物在人类主导区域和谐共存的新方法

Wildlife Letters
Human–wildlife conflict (HWC) poses a significant threat to both human livelihoods and conservation, particularly for large, potentially dangerous species such as big cats.
Amy Dickman, Alayne Cotterill, Stephano Asecheka, Zainabu Mlaponi, Huruma Mbugi, Ana Grau, Wiston Mtandamo, Gabriel Nyausi, BenJee Cascio   +8 more
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